Visiting Fellow: Dr Jotheeswaran A. Thiyagarajan

Dr. Jotheeswaran A. Thiyagarajan, an epidemiologist from the Department of Ageing and Life Course at the World Health Organization, visited the Department of Social Work for a week, sponsored by Professor Lynette Joubert with funding received from the School of Health Sciences Strategic International Research Fund.

On Wednesday 13 December, he gave a seminar on recent developments in the World Health Organisation in relation to a global program for health in ageing. He also discussed research in this area that has been undertaken in India.